"U.S. Open and gained an invitation to the 2007 Masters Tournament. Kelly also won the 2006 Missouri Stroke Play championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut John Kelly (golfer) John Kelly (born November 1, 1984) is an amateur golfer who plays for the University of Missouri and was runner-up in the 2006 U.S. Amateur. Kelly was born in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Christian Brothers College High School. During his run to the U.S. Amateur final, Kelly beat several nationally ranked players, including Trip Kuehne (who was runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur). He lost the"
"1997 Players Championship The 1997 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 24th Players Championship. Steve Elkington led wire-to-wire, with all four rounds in the sixties, to win his second Players at 272 (−16), a record seven strokes ahead of runner-up Scott Hoch. Elkington's previous win was six years earlier in 1991. In his first Players, 21-year-old Tiger Woods tied for 31st at 289 (+1); two weeks later, he won the Masters by a record margin. Defending champion Fred Couples finished"
"1997 Open Championship The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only major championship and was the fifth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon. Five strokes back after a 72 in the third round, Leonard had six birdies on the front nine in the final round; he added two more at 16 and 17 for 65 (–6) to win by three strokes over runners-up Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, the 54-hole leader. Old Course Lengths"
"1997 PGA Championship The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship, held August 14–17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Davis Love III won his only major championship, five strokes ahead of runner-up Justin Leonard, winner of the 1997 Open Championship. The last few holes on Sunday were played in a steady rain. However, when Love reached the final green with the tournament wrapped up, the sun peaked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared in the sky. Many took it as a symbol of Love finally winning his"
"1997 US Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to injury. World No. 1 Martina Hingis won the title, defeating unseeded Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4. By reaching the final, she became the seventh woman, after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. She also became the youngest woman to reach all Grand Slam finals, and the youngest woman to win three Grand Slams in a calendar year. Williams became the first unseeded player"
"in the Open Era to reach the final of the US Open. 1997 US Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to injury. World No. 1 Martina Hingis won the title, defeating unseeded Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4. By reaching the final, she became the seventh woman, after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. She also became the youngest woman to reach all Grand Slam finals, and the youngest woman to win three"
"1997 US Open (tennis) The 1997 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997. Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek defeated Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 7–6, 6–3 Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4 Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach"
"1997 World Cup of Golf The 1997 World Cup of Golf took place 20–23 November at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It was the 43rd World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The Irish team of Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley"
"1997 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1997 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 52nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 10–13 at the Witch Hollow course of Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near North Plains, Oregon, northwest of Portland. Alison Nicholas entered the final round with a three stroke lead and shot an even-par 71 to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez. In the final pairing, Lopez slid a downhill birdie putt past the 72nd hole while Nicholas sank a three-footer (0.9 m) for par to win at 274 (−10). Lopez, age 40 and"
"1997 Lipton Championships The 1997 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami, Florida in the United States from March 20 through March 30, 1997. Thomas Muster defeated Sergi Bruguera 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1 Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Mark Knowles /"
"Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> NT = No Tournament<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Amateur Professional Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer. He has twelve career wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1997 Open Championship. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Leonard attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He won the 1992 U.S. Amateur and"
"strokes. The landmark victory made Woods the tournament's youngest-ever winner, as well as its first African-American winner (and its first Asian-American winner). Woods set 20 Masters records in 1997 and tied six others. He went on to win another three PGA Tour events that year, and on June 15, 1997, in only his 42nd week as a professional, rose to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, the fastest-ever ascent to world No. 1. At the conclusion of the 1997 season, Woods was named PGA Player of the Year, the first time a golfer had won the award in"
"1998 Masters Tournament The 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples. In one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus tied for sixth place at the age of 58. His final round 68 (−4) yielded a 283 (−5), the lowest 72-hole score by a player over age 50 at the Masters. Nicklaus was in contention for the title until well"
"PGA Championship. With a round to play, both player of the season Mark O'Meara and 1997's sensation Tiger Woods are within five shots of the lead, but Singh holds on for victory. Singh, an Indian Fijian, becomes the second golfer of Asian descent to win a men's major. Se Ri Pak becomes the first South Korean on the LPGA Tour and makes an immediate impact, winning two majors (the LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open) and two other events. She proved to be only the first of a wave of Korean players on the tour; a decade after her arrival"
"scores, relative to par""</small> 1965 Masters Tournament The 1965 Masters Tournament was the 29th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jack Nicklaus, age 25, won the second of his six Masters titles with a score of 271 (−17), at the time a tournament record, three strokes better than Ben Hogan's 274 in 1953. It was equaled in 1976 by Raymond Floyd and surpassed in 1997 by Tiger Woods' 270 (−18). Nicklaus' winning margin of nine strokes also stood until 1997, when Woods was victorious by twelve strokes to win his first green jacket."
"(+17). ""Final round"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 1999 Masters Tournament The 1999 Masters Tournament was the 63rd Masters Tournament, held from April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. José María Olazábal won his second Masters championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Davis Love III and three strokes ahead of Greg Norman, who experienced another disappointing back nine at Augusta. Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (10,13,14,15,16), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (15,16), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,15,16), Mark O'Meara (3,12,14,15,16), Arnold"
"won by five strokes over the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell. Colin Montgomerie took the International Trophy by two strokes over Alex Čejka. Source Source Sweden withdrew before the final round. Per-Ulrik Johansson had collapsed after the first round and then suffered another dizzy spell after the third round. Sweden were fourth after three rounds. Joakim Haeggman continued to compete in the individual competition. International Trophy Source 1997 World Cup of Golf The 1997 World Cup of Golf took place 20–23 November at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. It"
"1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The 1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1997 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from July 7 through July 13, 1997. Sargis Sargsian defeated Brett Steven 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 Justin Gimelstob / Brett Steven defeated Kent Kinnear / Aleksandar Kitinov 6–3, 6–4"
"1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The 1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1997 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from July 7 through July 13, 1997. Sargis Sargsian defeated Brett Steven 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 Justin Gimelstob / Brett Steven defeated Kent Kinnear / Aleksandar Kitinov 6–3, 6–4"
"top tens, with 22, and the most cuts made, with 37. The youngest winner of the Masters is Tiger Woods, who was old when he won in 1997. In that year Woods also broke the records for the widest winning margin (12 strokes), and the lowest winning score, with 270 (−18). Jordan Spieth tied his score record in 2015. In 2013, Guan Tianlang became the youngest player ever to compete in the Masters, at age on the opening day of the tournament; the following day, he became the youngest ever to make the cut at the Masters or any men's"
"bogey and coupled with Johnson's birdie on the 16th, the two were tied for the lead briefly. Spieth made birdie on the 18th to become the leader in the clubhouse. Johnson then had an eagle putt to win the tournament outright on the 72nd hole, but three-putted from 12 feet to finish one stroke behind. Spieth became only the sixth player ever to win the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2002. The other four golfers to accomplish this feat are Hall of Fame members Craig Wood, Ben Hogan, Arnold"
"to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. 1. Masters champions Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples (10), Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,14,15,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,11,14,15,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,12,14,15,16,17), Fuzzy Zoeller 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years) Michael Campbell (15,17), Jim Furyk (11,12,14,15,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,15,17), Geoff Ogilvy (10,11,14,15,16,17) 3. The Open champions (last five years) Ben Curtis (14), Ernie Els (12,14,15,17), Todd Hamilton 4. PGA champions (last five years) Rich"
"1999 Masters Tournament The 1999 Masters Tournament was the 63rd Masters Tournament, held from April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. José María Olazábal won his second Masters championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Davis Love III and three strokes ahead of Greg Norman, who experienced another disappointing back nine at Augusta. Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (10,13,14,15,16), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (15,16), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,15,16), Mark O'Meara (3,12,14,15,16), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (13,14,15,16), Tiger"
"1998 Open Championship The 1998 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 127th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. In weekend wind and rain, Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts, the 54-hole leader. Three months earlier, O'Meara won the Masters on the final green by sinking a birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: Jack Nicklaus (1980), Ben Hogan (1953), and Craig Wood (1941)"
"of the course for previous Opens (since 1950): Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. ""Thursday, 17 July 1997"" ""Friday, 18 July 1997"" <br> Amateurs: ""Howard (+2)"", Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22). ""Saturday, 19 July 1997"" ""Sunday, 20 July 1997"" <br> Amateurs: Howard (+9) ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 1997 Open Championship The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only"
"2007 Masters Tournament The 2007 Masters Tournament was the 71st Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Zach Johnson won his first major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, and Tiger Woods. Cool temperatures and gusty winds on the weekend resulted in high scores for the field; Johnson's 289 (+1) tied for the highest winning score ever. Johnson's victory dispelled the notion that only long-hitters could win the Masters. He did not reach a single par five hole in two during the entire tournament, yet played the par fives better"
"to rain. The total prize money for 1997 championships was £6,884,952. The winner of the men's title earned £415,000 while the women's singles champion earned £373,500. Pete Sampras defeated Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis, 7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf, 7–6, 6–4 Cyril Suk / Helena Suková defeated Andrei Olhovskiy / Larisa Neiland, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Wesley Whitehouse defeated Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6 Cara Black defeated Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5 Luis Horna"
"1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup The 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts that were part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 7 through March 16, 1997. Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 Lindsay Davenport defeated Irina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–1 Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor"
"and 1995, and the Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he pulled out due to exhaustion. His doctor had told him to rest after suffering from physical and nervous exhaustion. John Higgins won this year's title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–6 in the final to go with the World Championship crown he won earlier in the year. This was Higgins' 10th ranking title. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. The breakdown"
"at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, from November 17 through November 23, 1997. Pete Sampras def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 1997 ATP Tour World Championships The 1997 ATP Tour World Championships (also known for the doubles event as the ""Phoenix ATP Tour World Doubles Championship"" for sponsorship reasons) were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts for the singles event, and indoor carpet courts for the doubles event. It was the 28th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition"
"after hitting driver off the tee and failing to hit the fairway. Montgomerie double-bogeyed the same hole when his approach shot from the fairway ended up short and in the rough, then followed the difficult chip with three putts. Furyk bogeyed the 15th hole and then missed a 5-footer for par at the final hole. All players finished over par for the first time in a U.S. Open since 1978. The total purse was $6.25 million with a winner's share of $1.225 million. This was the fifth U.S. Open at Winged Foot and the sixth major championship (1997 PGA Championship"
"O'Meara, 1998 champion, won the annual Par 3 contest, held on Wednesday, April 4. 2007 Masters Tournament The 2007 Masters Tournament was the 71st Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Zach Johnson won his first major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, and Tiger Woods. Cool temperatures and gusty winds on the weekend resulted in high scores for the field; Johnson's 289 (+1) tied for the highest winning score ever. Johnson's victory dispelled the notion that only long-hitters could win the Masters. He did not reach a single par"
"1997 Masters (snooker) The 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1997 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Steve Davis won his third Masters title, nine years after his last win in 1988, by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. O'Sullivan, who was playing in his third consecutive Masters final, took an 8–4 lead before Davis came back to win six successive frames and clinch the title with a 10–8 victory. The final was notable for featuring snooker's first ever streaker, 22-year-old secretary Lianne Crofts, who"